VALLEY FALLS -- The young man was given three choices: get turned over to the police, go one-on-one in a fight with a seasoned war veteran, or be duct-taped to a flagpole for six hours with a sign around his neck identifying his alleged crime: flag burning.

It was the third option that would still have the small town buzzing a week after a 21-year-old was hunted down and forced to endure a public humiliation with its roots dating to the Middle Ages. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1938 were incensed enough to tie up the man last Sunday after they accused him of setting the flag in front of their building on fire.

Post Commander Nick Normile, a Vietnam War veteran, said the man came into the post's bar Sept. 18 on Poplar Avenue and was eventually turned away for not having a proper ID.

Apparently angered, the young man, who Normile did not want to name, cut the rope of the American flag flying overhead and used a cigarette lighter to set it on fire, Normile and others said.

The man sat pilloried as the village had its fall youth soccer picnic with a long parade of children passing in front of him.

"He'll never disrespect the flag again, I can tell you that," Normile said.

Don’t burn a flag in front of me if you don’t want to fight. I don’t care if it’s $4 or $40, you will fight or end up in intensive care because I will be doing my best to get you there. It won’t end in a black eye.

We were at a FReep in Boston, against ANSWER, with RaceBannon and a bunch of Mass FReepers. Race, who is a rather large dude, turns to this Boston Cop and says, "I they burn a flag will you arrest me before or after I beat the Sh*t out of him."

The cop just chogied down the road, working on the see no evil principle I guess.

When we FReeped ANSWER in Houston in 2003, we arrived early with our flags, signs and "We Support Our Troops" banner. The police greeted us with a friendly, "We're mighty glad to see you folks here." They then proceeded to set us up in a location where the hippie-scum had to march right past us. An officer stood between us and them and admonished anyone who tried to approach us in a hostile manner. (Oh, and there were some who did.)

A couple of our guys went over to the parking lot near the park before the march began and wrote down license plate numbers of any vehicles sporting "No Blood for Oil" or that kind of nonsense that had expired inspection or registration stickers and gave it to one of the police officers.

The officer took it, smiled and said, "Why thank you," and headed right over to that parking lot.

(Pinging Flyer, Dix and Texas Cowboy in memoriam.)

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posted on 09/26/2009 11:54:46 AM PDT
by Allegra
(It doesn't matter what this tagline says...the liberals are going to call it "racist.")

1. “Restrain” means to restrict a person’s movements intentionally and unlawfully in such manner as to interfere substantially with his liberty by moving him from one place to another, or by confining him either in the place where the restriction commences or in a place to which he has been moved, without consent and with knowledge that the restriction is unlawful. A person is so moved or confined “without consent” when such is accomplished by (a) physical force, intimidation or deception, or (b) any means whatever, including acquiescence of the victim, if he is a child less than sixteen years old or an incompetent person and the parent, guardian or other person or institution having lawful control or custody of him has not acquiesced in the movement or confinement.

2. “Abduct” means to restrain a person with intent to prevent his liberation by either (a) secreting or holding him in a place where he is not likely to be found, or (b) using or threatening to use deadly physical force.

BUT this young man committed at least 3 crimes. Taking VFW property (flag)----------Theft Buring said property (flag)---------Arson Not leaving property when asked-----Tresspassing

Now for the young man's punishment. He was given 3 options. 1. Turned over to police----------He turned this down 2. An old fashioned ass-kicking---He turned this down 3. Strapped to the flag pole------He CHOSE this option

Now since the young man chose option 3 (chose to be restrained) you can't really cry "unlawful restraint" because has was given a way not to be restrained. Also he could have cried out "call police" or "help" while he was restrained since he was not gagged. No this man sat there till his punsihment was over. After he was released could have called the cops, but he accepted his punishment like a man.

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posted on 09/26/2009 12:35:00 PM PDT
by CMS
( obama pres & dem majority----RIP United States of America 1776-2008 It was great while it lasted.)

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